Available from Silver Tongue Press of Milwaukee, Wisc., the Teutonic Cross is a historical mystery/adventure novel set in a small, Missouri college town on the eve of World War I. Heinrich Kueter, a young history professor of German ancestry and a veteran of the Moro Wars in the Philippines, solves the murder while battling racism and wooing a local suffragette.

Adults who like history, mystery and adventure will love this book. The novel may be purchased from Amazon.com or through the publisher, Silver Tongue Press of Milwaukee, Wisc., at www.silvertonguepress.com/shopping-center. To reach the publisher, use the contact form at www.silvertonguepress.com/about-us/contact. The Teutonic Cross By James Muench About the Author: James F. Muench is an author, free-lance journalist and writing instructor. The Teutonic Cross is his first novel. His first book, the non-fiction Five Stars: Missouri’s Most Famous Generals, was published in 2006 by University of Missouri Press. After working as a strategic communicator with the University of Missouri, Westminster College and the State of Missouri, Muench launched his free-lance writing business in 2001. His byline has appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Columbia Daily Tribune, the Columbia Business Times, Inside Columbia, Columbia Home and Lifestyle, Jefferson City Magazine and Sports Illustrated for Kids. Muench lives in Columbia, Mo., with his wife and two children and holds degrees in English and journalism. He teaches English at Columbia College and Lincoln University and news writing at the University of Missouri, and has also taught at Westminster and Stephens colleges.